The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-01-20

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HoUsE.-Some dozen odd petitions,
signed by over l, 600 citizens OF the state,
and advocating constitutional prohibi-
ton, temperance education, and laws
changing the age oi consent, were submit.
ted and respectively referred to the com
mittees on temperance, education and the
judiciary.
Representative Mattson secured the pas
sage of ~ resolution authorizing the chair
to appoint II special committee of five to
| investigate state prison contract labor to
examine the books, call witnesses, etc.
and to report the result OF their labors to
| the house. On motion of Representative
Furlong a committee OF seven was ordered
| appointed to ascertain the cost OF all the
railroads in the state and to employ an
expert clerk to aid them in their labors.
The speaker announced the following
| clerks for committees:
Judiciary, 8. j. DonneIly; grain j. E.
| Osborne; engrossment g. p. Johnson;
| finance, Henry Anderson; railroads, Will
lam Bowen; enrolment, James Spencer;
education, Henry Feig; elections, E. III.
towns and counties, Mr.. Sparks.
Senator sabin sent Mr.. Donnelly the
follwing message recently: Washington,
Jan. II. Hon. ]. Donnelly. Minnesota
Legislature: / have been in hearty sym.
pathy with the Cullom Interstate bill from
the beginning. Think present bill can be
improved; if not shall vote for it, as it is q
desirable beginning. ID. NJ. Sabin."
SENATE.-The most important bill intro
| duCed in the senate was that by senator
Pope, providing for soldiers home, The
bill was drafted by the committee OF the
! Grand Army OF the state, and represents
| their views in detail. The bill is quite long
and most OF it has been published before II
| provides for an appropriation oil $780, oo
fairgrounds and buildings l 5, 600 to be paid
out this year. Seven commissioners are
to be appointed by the governor three OF
whom shall serve three, two four years and
| two six years; and after the expiration OF
six years the term of the new commission
ers shall be six years each. The commits
| sioners are to locate Il home and provide
the necessary grounds, the tite not to cost
more than $4,000.
| Senator Bowen offered q resolution
which had it been adopted, might have
made quite stir among the railroads OF
| the state. The senator wants Il special
| committee of five senators to inquire into
| the manner OF railroad discrimination in
regard to freight and passenger rates,
| both to points in the state and
| points outside, and wants the committee
empowered to send for persons and pal
pers, and make thorough investigation
OF all the alleged evils in this connection,
and to employ a stenographer to take II
| full report, the committee to recommend
legislation necessary. Senator Edwards
moved to send the resolution to the rail
| road committee.
Senator H, ,ard introduced bill at the
instance Of the state board OF regents, pro-
viding for the sail OF the fruit farm at Min
netonka; OF the proceeds $50, 900 are to be
applied to the university fund to improve
the library, aad the remainder to be turn
ed into the state treasury. The farm cost
SIS, 900 originally. and was bought by Gov.
| Pillsbury, who turned it over to the state.
1t is now worth $50, 900, and it is thought
| that sum can be realized from it.
| Senator Hixon, chairman of the grain and
| warehouse committee, introduced a bill
which provides that all railroad companies
shall transport freight at reasonable rates,
and send it by such routes the shipper
may direct. Car loads shall be transferred
from one line to another when I'M
loading. greater rate shall not he charged
| when freight passes over more than one
road than for an equal distance when car
ried on one single road, except that 81 per
ear may be charged for transferring. Any
company violating this law shall be fined
not less than So, 600 for the first offense
$4,000 for second, and the third ofense
causes forfeiture OF the company's chart
er. Any official who refuses o carry out
the provisions OF the law shall be fined
$1,000 for the first offense. and for
the second offense be imprisoned
six months and fined $4,000.
Gov. McGll sent in his appointment s te
the senate and they were considered in ex-
ecutive session. The following were sent
| in:
H. b. Willis to be oil inspector, A. C..
Hospes surveyor general OF logs for the
| Saltwater district, Stephen Loveoy for
the Minneapolis district. Hugh Thomson
for the Crookston district, Alexander Fra
ser for the Duluth district.
HoUsE.-Numerous petitions were receiv-
ed and referred to proper committees, on
prohibition, assaults on women, etc. A
petition was received from Swift county
asking an appropriation OF $4,000 for
the aid of sufferers from the hail storm OF
last July. Referred to judiciary.
Representative Ellingson moved that
$4,000 of Governors McGill and Hub
bord's messages be printed in Italian,
French, Bohemian, German. Polish, Scand-
inavian, Welch and English for the use OF
the members of the house. Referred to
the committee on printing.
The house went into q great wrangle
over the proposition in the new rules OF
order to excuse the speaker from voting.
| Representative Petit commended that such
a thing could not be, that the speaker
must vote and ought to on the final pas
sage of all bills. Except on tie votes the
speaker has not usually voted, by q cour-
tesy point, being excused therefrom. Mr.
Petit offered an amendment re ,uiring the
speaker to vote on all matters but appeals
from his own decision. Representative
Barker sustained Mr.. Petit. The state
constitution forbids any such release from
voting OF members OF the legislature. Mr..
Pettit's amendment was passed.
sENATE.-The Senate confirmed the Gov
errors appointments as follows:
Public Examner-Henry NJ. Knox, reap
pointed.
State Librarian-Wiliam H. H. Taylor
reappointed.
Insurance Observation-Disclosures Shan
drew, vice A. r. McGill, term expired
Board Railroad and Warehouse Com
missioners-George l.. Becker, reappointed
Horace Austin, vice J. H. Baker, term ex
pired; j Ohm l.. Gibbs, vice s. s. Murdoch
term expired.
Warden State Prison-H. G. Stordock
vice j. A. Reed, term expired.
Dairy Commissioner-W.J Ives, vice w
c. Rice, term expired.
Adjutant General-F. w. Seeley, vice
M. MacCarthy, term expired.
Oil Inspector-H. B. Willis, vice H. A
Castle term expired.
Surveyor Generals OF Logs and Lumbe
First district, A. G. Hospes, reappointed
Second district, Stephen B. Lovejoy, vic
w. S. King, term expired; Fifth district
Alex Frazer, vice l.. Merritt, term expired
Seventh district, Hugh Thompson, vic'
George j. McManus, term expired.
Regents State University-John s. Pills
bury and Knute Nelson, reappointed.
inspectors State Prison. ohm F. Nor
rish, reapointed; II. 6. Hicks, vice John
De Laittre. resigned.
Boar Corrections and Charities REV
NJ. NEG. Dana, Charles H. Berry, reapoint
ed.
State Board OF qualization-Seconc
district, William Lindeke, vice Anse
Oppenheim, term expired; Fourtl
district, Daniel Bassett reappointed
Sixth district, William Thomas, rear
pointed; Eighth district. w. c. Bredenhagen
vice Henry Poeher, term expired; Tent
district, John McNally, reappointed
Twelfth district A. N. Jonson, reap
pointed.
Directors st ate Normal Schools-H. B
Wilson, reappoi nted; w. 8. Pattee. vic